The Impact of MACRA – Medical Association of the State of Alabama
*Editor’s Note: Article contributed by Adele Allison, director of Provider Innovation Strategies, DST Health Solutions. Ms. Allison will be a presenter during the Medical Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting and Business Session on April 14-15 in Montgomery. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) accelerates the pace of change in the movement toward […]
Between Doctors & Patients…Technology in the Treatment Room – Medical Association of the State of Alabama
Posted by admin on September 28, 2016 Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the Spring 2016 issue of Alabama Medicine magazine Love them or hate them, electronic records are here to stay. Electronic health records, or EHRs, are an evolution of the electronic medical records, or EMRs, that some medical practices use internally. […]
Rural Medicine at a Crossroads – Medical Association of the State of Alabama
Posted by admin on September 28, 2016 Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the Fall 2015 issue of Alabama Medicine magazine Part 1 – Feeling the Physician Shortage Pinch Living in a small town means everyone knows everyone, a tip of the hat speaks volumes, and the nearest neighbor may be a mile […]
Between Doctors & Patients: Prior Authorizations – Medical Association of the State of Alabama
Posted by admin on February 9, 2017 Physicians face various regulatory and administrative hurdles in a day, but few are as frustrating, or as expensive, as prior authorizations, or PAs. Commercial insurance companies, Medicaid, Medicare and other third-party interests use PAs to reduce costs. This leaves physicians and their staff wondering when the practice of […]
Changing Health Care Delivery: Concierge Model Takes Hold – Medical Association of the State of Alabama
Posted by admin on September 28, 2016 Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the Inaugural Issue of Alabama Medicine magazine Time. In today’s crazy world, we seem to have so little of it. Who couldn’t use a few more hours to spend with family and friends hanging out on the weekends? Or a […]
Rural Emergency Hospitals Start to Take Shape
By Nate Lykins Published: September 14, 2022 CMS recently published a proposed rule describing the conditions of participation for a new type of Medicare provider, the rural emergency hospital. Noting that rural communities represent one-fifth of the U.S. population, in announcing the proposed rule CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said “the new Rural Emergency Hospital provider […]
Rural Emergency Hospitals Start to Take Shape
By Nate Lykins Published: September 14, 2022 CMS recently published a proposed rule describing the conditions of participation for a new type of Medicare provider, the rural emergency hospital. Noting that rural communities represent one-fifth of the U.S. population, in announcing the proposed rule CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said “the new Rural Emergency Hospital provider […]
The State of Healthcare Construction
The 2020 pandemic set off a chain reaction of challenges for the healthcare construction community, altering the way hospitals and medical practices are being built and renovated. Birmingham-based Robins & Morton recently unveiled a study, The State of Healthcare Construction, which highlights market trends and shows how building and design partners have responded to dramatic […]
The State of Healthcare Construction
The 2020 pandemic set off a chain reaction of challenges for the healthcare construction community, altering the way hospitals and medical practices are being built and renovated. Birmingham-based Robins & Morton recently unveiled a study, The State of Healthcare Construction, which highlights market trends and shows how building and design partners have responded to dramatic […]
Covering The Cost of Complications
By Laura Freeman Published: September 14, 2022 James C. Grotting MD She had done her homework and found a board-certified plastic surgeon she trusted. Since the elective procedure wasn’t covered by her health insurance, it had taken a while to save enough to pay for the surgery, but finally the big day came. The procedure […]